Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Ref: EAE/18/1657

Salary: £35,210 - £50,132

Location: City Campus, Newcastle

Grade: 7 or 6

Closing date: 23/04/2019

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Type: Full Time

Northumbria University seeks to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Human Geography within the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences.

Working within the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, you will contribute to an area of human geography to further enhance research, enterprise and teaching. The department is home to two research groupings in human geography: the Disasters and Development Network and the Social and Cultural Geographies Research Group, which connect colleagues researching in these areas from across the University and elsewhere. We invite high-quality applications from candidates who either align with our areas of existing strength, or can support us in growing capacity in allied areas.

The successful candidate must hold a first degree and be qualified to doctoral level in a relevant discipline, with specialist knowledge gained through research activity, professional practice or consultancy. A proven ability to deliver high quality research and teaching is essential, together with an appropriate publication profile and track record of bidding for external income.

For informal enquiries about this post please contact Professor Ben Brock, Head of Department, benjamin.brock@northumbria.ac.uk  or Professor Andrew Collins, Head of Subject (Human Geography, Policy and Development), andrew.collins@northumbria.ac.uk

For more information about the Department, please visit:https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/geography-and-environmental-sciences/  

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now', and submit a Covering Letter and your CV, including a full list of publications where relevant and any documents specifically requested in the Role Description and Person Specification, such as a sample of written work or journal article.

Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and is a member of the Euraxessnetwork, which delivers information and support to professional researchers.

Please note this vacancy will close on 23/04/2019